Beautifully Decorated Log Cottage in a Peaceful Environment

Overview of the Log Cottage

The Karhu-Mokki located at Lake Murtojarvi is the perfect log cabin vacation rental for your stay in Finland. The lake is very shallow with sand, and mud bottom, with a long jetty, and a rowing boat for your use. The beach is not suitable for small children for swimming. The log cottage was built in 2007 and has a kitchen, and dining recess where the table is on a separate platform, a living room with a soapstone fireplace, two bedrooms with a double bed in each, and a living room with a convertible sofa. The log cabin holds a room, shower room, toilet, and an electric stove in the sauna. There is a separate sauna by the shore with electricity and a wood-heated stove that is available from June to August, for Spring and Autumn, you will want to check for availability. In the sauna building a fireplace room, there is a convertible bunk.

Cabin Features and Amenities

Features of the log cabin include electric lighting, electric heating, heat-storing fireplace, shower, electric sauna, and wood-heated sauna, toilet, and water closet. Other features at the cabin include an electric hob and oven, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, dishwasher, washing machine, TV, CD player, baby cot on request, high chair on request, and barbecue. The cabin is situated nearby Joensuu, a comfortable and beautifully decorated log cottage in a peaceful environment. Sunny and flat courtyard. The sun shines throughout the day. There isn't any lake view from the cottage due to trees and bushes.

Patio and Sauna Access

The cabin has a backyard patio with a dining table and chairs. From the patio, stairs walk downhill to the sauna by the shore. The stairs are lighted. On shore, the distance from the cottage to the shore is about 50 meters. The slope downhill towards the shore is steep, but you can also use a small beach road. There is a separate sauna with a fireplace room and convertible bunk. The water to the sauna needs to be carried from the lake. In Winter use of separate sauna only for an extra price. The fish population in lake Murtojarvi is moderate, but the crab population is very good. Fishing equipment at the cabin includes a fishing rod and a fish trap. There are also Nordic walking poles for 2 people.

Benefits of Sauna Use

For hundreds of years, Scandinavians have been using saunas for their alleged benefits of cleansing, relaxation, and weight loss. Sauna use in Scandinavian countries starts in early childhood. When you enter a sauna, your skin temperature rises, your pulse rate soars, and your blood vessels become more dilated. This happens as your heart begins to pump more blood. Of course, you also begin to sweat. Saunas have been traditionally used to produce a feeling of relaxation. The heat relaxes your muscles, including those in your face and neck. These muscles are often tense after a long day. This relaxation effect is one of the biggest benefits of using a sauna. To add to the relaxation, you can practice meditation while in the room.